Naismith
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- proper noun
- Auriemma was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2006.
- James Naismith
- Naismith's rules
Examples
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Because today in 1861, the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, was born.
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The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has undergone two major overhauls.
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Although girls started playing basketball soon after Dr. James Naismith invented the game in 1891, at the professional level, involvement lagged far behind men.
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Following a directive from Gulick, Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. Stagg became the football coach at Springfield and later went on to football coaching fame.
Academic text (1996) -
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 to create a new sport for his students.
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The Naismith Award honors the most outstanding player in college basketball each year.
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In 1936, James Naismith watched the first basketball tournament featured in the Olympic Games.
Synonyms
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A Canadian teacher and doctor who invented the game of basketball
Surface Forms
Etymology
Naismith is the name of James Naismith, the Canadian teacher who invented basketball in 1891. The ending -smith is the common English word 'smith' meaning 'maker', so a helpful way to remember his name is to think of him as the man who 'made' the game, and that's why his name is used for trophies and awards in basketball.